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New users are immediately welcomed through [[MediaWiki:Welcomecreation-msg]] when they create an account, so it's no longer necessary to welcome them on their talk page. However, if you still wish to welcome a new user:
New users are automatically welcomed immediately after creating their account through [[MediaWiki:Welcomecreation-msg|this]] system message, so it's no longer necessary to welcome them on their talk page. Because of this, and in order to cut down on the creation of unnecessary talk pages:


* You may only edit/create a new user's talk page if they have made at least one edit on the wiki within the past 30 days.
* Creating user talk pages for the sole purpose of welcoming new users (through the {{tem|welcome}} template or otherwise) is prohibited.


The edit can be in any namespace. This rule exists to prevent from having thousands of user talk pages for users who are completely inactive on the wiki.  
That being said, you may welcome a new user if you're already creating their user talk page to get in touch with them for some other reason.


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Revision as of 21:48, May 9, 2017

New users are automatically welcomed immediately after creating their account through this system message, so it's no longer necessary to welcome them on their talk page. Because of this, and in order to cut down on the creation of unnecessary talk pages:

  • Creating user talk pages for the sole purpose of welcoming new users (through the {{welcome}} template or otherwise) is prohibited.

That being said, you may welcome a new user if you're already creating their user talk page to get in touch with them for some other reason.

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